Edwardian cut-glass water pitcher with sterling silver collar. Curved body with cut geometric and plant ornament and faceted c-scroll handle. Collar has band of volute scrolls with flowers and leaves. Fully marked including stamp for Adelphi, a New York maker active ca 1890-1915. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 8 1/2 x W 7 1/2 x D 4 1/2 in. #BR112

Greek Revival sterling silver soup tureen. Made by John C. Moore for Tiffany & Co. at 550 Broadway, New York. Ovoid bowl has leafy-ring end handles with graduated beading fix-mounted to cast ram’s heads. Cover stepped and domed with same. Egg-and-dart knop on stepped foot. Beading and Greek Key. Beautiful midcentury Classicism.

Early mark (1854-70) includes maker’s and retailer’s stamps, and pre-1860 pattern no. 472. Fine condition.

Overall dimensions: H 13 x W 16 1/4 x D 9 7/8 in.... Click for details

Lovely Art Nouveau sterling silver picture frame. Made by William B. Kerr in Newark, ca 1910. Rectangular window and surround acid-etched with wraparound feathery leaf-and-berry motif threaded through crisscrossing scrolled bands. At top long shaped cartouche (vacant). With glass, silk lining, and velvet back and hinged support. For portrait (vertical) display. Fully marked including no. 3643. Excellent condition with strong definition and great patina.

Dimensions: Frame: H 10 1/2 x W 8 1/8... Click for details

Charming Art Nouveau sterling silver picture frame. Made by Graff, Washbourne & Dunn in New York for Bailey, Banks & Biddle in Philadelphia, ca 1915. Rectangular window and flat surrounded engraved with soft and rolling scrollwork. With glass, silk lining, and velvet back and hinged support for portrait (vertical) display. Fully marked including maker’s and retailer’s stamps. Excellent condition with nice finish.

Dimensions: Frame: H 8 5/8 x W 7 3/8 in. Window: H 7 7/8 x W 6 5/8 in.... Click for details

Novelty sterling silver and mixed metal letter opener with Native American motif. Retailed by Shreve, Crump & Low in Boston, ca 1910. Cast handle in form of Indian chief head with noble and austere face and full feather headdress. Flat, tapering, and hand-hammered blade in style of stained hide. A fully developed specimen of a popular motif that suggests the work of Joseph Heinrich, a turn-of-the-century maker active in New York and France. Fully marked with retailer’s stamp, no. 20, and... Click for details

Victorian sterling silver and glass inkwell. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1889. Drum form with curved shoulder and zipper-cut twisted flutes. Short neck with sterling silver collar and hinged ball cover with allover floral repousse. Sterling silver base collar with chased floral garland. A pretty yesteryear artefact. Fully marked including date symbol and no. S633. Very good condition with beautiful patina.

Dimensions: H 4 5/8 x D 2 3/4 in. #BS206 & BS207

Charming old-fashioned sterling silver heart dish. Made by Gorham in Providence. Solid well and wide tapering sides with embossed bow-tied ribbon and scrolls and pierced circles and quatrefoils. Irregular rim with scrolls and flowers. Three ball supports. A lushly romantic gift. Fully marked including no. 966. Very good condition with nice finish.

Dimensions: H 1 1/4 x W 4 3/4 x D 5 1/8 in. Weight: 2 troy ounces. #BQ624 & BQ689

Renaissance-Revival sterling silver tea caddy. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1910. Ovoid with short neck and snug-fitting cover. Vertical ornament in form of alternating wide plain bands and narrow acid-etched ones with Grotesque ornament. Cover has same in arcade form. A restrained deployment of the traditional leaf-and-vase motif. Fully marked including pattern no. 12246A1 and director’s letter m (1907-47). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 5 3/8 x D 2 7/8 in. Weight: 6.5 troy... Click for details

Art Nouveau sterling silver picture frame. Made by Stephen Henry Deakin & John Horace Francis in Birmingham in 1900. Shaped rectangular window in shaped surround with bracket feet. Chased asymmetrical ornament: Climbing and entwined flowers spilling over molded border, fluid scrolls, and scallop shells. Mounted to stained-wood back with hinged support. Glass beveled. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 12 3/8 x W 9 1/2 in. Window: H 7 5/8 x W 5 3/4 in. #BS117

Pair of rare Art Nouveau perfume bottles. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1910.

Each: Clear crystal with ovoid body and truncated conical neck terminating in knop. Cut ornament in form of large leafy scrolls and beads. Foot sterling silver with acid-etched scrolls and flowers and mauve enamel beads. Stopper sterling silver with more scrolls and flowers, enamel chevrons, lobed finial, and scalloped rim. Stopper has short glass plug. Beautiful turn-of-the-century design with a touch of... Click for details

Classical sterling silver picture frame. Made by McChesney Co. in Newark in 1920s. Rectangular window and flat surround with abstract egg-and-dart rim. With glass, silk lining, and velvet back and hinged support for portrait (vertical) display. Fully marked including no. N77. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 10 1/8 x W 8 in. Window: H 8 7/8 x W 6 5/8 in. #BS503

Japonesque sterling silver inkwell. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1882. Drum form with curved shoulder, short neck, and hinged and cork-lined bayonet cover. Leaves and tendrils and butterflies, too, applied to honeycomb hand-hammered ground. Bonus bug (a modish beetle) on cover. Interior glass lined. Fully marked including pattern no. 6771 (first produced in 1882), director’s letter M (1873-91), and phrase “Sterling-Silver”. Excellent condition and patina.

Large dimensions: H 4... Click for details